Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs

and Legislators Fabiano, Provenzano, Ronk and Wishnick), and The Ways and

Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs,

Gregorius, Maio, Maloney, and Richard Parete)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs,

and Deputy Chairman Kenneth J. Ronk offer the following:

WHEREAS, the District Attorney has requested that the Chairman of the

Ulster County Legislature be authorized to sign a contract with the New York State

Division of Criminal Justice for the purpose of participating in a twelve month joint

county crime reduction program, from July 1, 2015 thru June 30, 2016, designated as

the Gun Involved Violence Intervention (GIVE) Initiative; and

WHEREAS, GIVE is an expanded crime reduction program related to

criminal activity pertaining to the use of drugs and gang violence and will involve the

Ulster County Offices of the Sheriff and District Attorney; and

WHEREAS, the GIVE initiative provides funding in the following amounts:

$61, 475.00 to the District Attorney's Office, $20,700.00 to the Sheriff’s Office, and

$34,500.00 to the Probation Department; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute all contracts, and any amendments thereto, with the New York

State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the purpose of Ulster County's

participation in the GIVE initiative, for the period from July 1, 2015 and ending June

30, 2016, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as

modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that if funding for this program is eliminated, the

program/position will be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Maio) 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on July 6, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on July 15, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$116,675.00 — BUDGETED 2015 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$116,675.00 — BUDGETED 2015 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 21st Day of July in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 23rd Day of July in

the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

23rd Day of July, 2015. 24th Day of July, 2015.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature